Month: April 2010
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Thai Almond Pork: awesome for lunch or dinner!
Well my wonderful husband was at it again last night with not only cooking for me, but with coming up with a new dish. He knows how much I love Thai cuisine and that I prefer pork over chicken, especially if it’s pork tenderloin. This dish took him about 25 minutes to prepare and cook.…
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Authentic Hungarian Gulasch
We believe that it is vitally important to eat right, buy local whenever possible – know where your food and ingredients really come from. With that said, I wish to share with you today my mom’s amazing authentic Hungarian Gulasch. It is not difficult to make, but you need to have patience, especially with stirring…
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10 minute dinner: Grass-fed Grilled Flank Steak
We understand that you don’t always have time to prepare a killer marinade. Although marinated skirt or flank steak is so much more tender, it’s not always in the best interest of time. If you want to eat well, fairly inexpensive and quickly, you can do so by making some grilled flank steak tonight. The…
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Conventional Chip Alternatives
Are you thinking of having a few friends over? Or perhaps you’re throwing a birthday party? Well it’s always important to serve foods that inspire, but that are also healthy and very easy to make. For those of you that haven’t seen my BIGOVEN posts yesterday on Sweet Potato Thick Chips and Kale Chips, I…
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Looking for a lunch alternative? Butternut Squash Soup
Let’s face it, salads are great and we eat them all the time. But once in a while we welcome an alternative. So with that said, let us share our Butternut Squash Soup with you. You can easily make this in advance and have it at work or as a dinner. We just made this…
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Poppy Seed Apple Coconut Loaf
Due to popular demand I am sharing another coconut flour creation with you. Please keep in mind that this is not a very sweet treat. If you prefer your treats a bit sweeter, feel free to add some local honey, we buy ours from the Fish Hugger. This loaf is awesome as a breakfast alternative…
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The Power of Fennel
Time to introduce you to another fantastic veggie. Fennel Fennel has been used in Europe and especially in the Mediterranean for a very long time. It is far more widespread now, but many people still don’t consume this powerful vegetable because they either don’t know how to prepare it or just aren’t aware of it. We…
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It’s Grillin’ Season: Henry’s Spicy Chimichurri
Husband, you have outdone yourself with this one. I came home from yoga last night to his latest invention: Henry’s Spicy Chimichurri, along with some grass-fed steaks on the grill and an amazing salad! Wow, I am a lucky gal 🙂 So I thought that you’d like to try some yourself. (I even put some…
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Banana Chocolate Chip Coconut Cupcakes
Got an itch for something sweet, but don’t want any added sugar? Try our Banana Chocolate Chip Coconut Cupcakes, they are easy to make, and super healthy, just what your body needs. They have no added sugar other than what comes from the bananas and dark chocolate chips. Visit our STORE if you don’t have…
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Happy Easter!
Ahhh the wonderful taste and power of eggs. There are so many things that you can do with eggs, boil them, poach them, bake with them, color them for easter, devil them…on and on it goes. We grew up with true cage-free and free-range eggs. The chickens were not confined to some little patch of…